Carbon nanotubes: At a stretch Nature Chemistry(2010). doi:10.1038/nchem.969 Author: Neil Withers A material with viscoleastic properties that are stable over a large temperature range has been created from carbon nanotubes.

Enantiomer separation: Selective soap-films Nature Chemistry(2010). doi:10.1038/nchem.968 Author: Stephen Davey The enantiomers of chiral compounds pass through doped soap films at different rates resulting in chiral separation.

Mass spectroscopy: Investigating intermediates Nature Chemistry(2010). doi:10.1038/nchem.962 Author: Gavin Armstrong Desorption electrospray ionization has been used to detect reaction intermediates through mass spectrometry.

Mixed-valence compounds: Coupling clusters Nature Chemistry(2010). doi:10.1038/nchem.959 Author: Neil Withers A hydrogen-bonded dimer of triruthenium complexes is an unusual example of proton-coupled mixed valency.

Single-molecule spectroscopy: Feel the heat Nature Chemistry(2010). doi:10.1038/nchem.921 Author: Gavin Armstrong Single molecules have been imaged using the heat they release on absorption of light.

Mesoporous crystals: Checking out curves Nature Chemistry(2010). doi:10.1038/nchem.922 Author: Neil Withers The complex pore structures of mesoporous crystals can be elucidated by assessing the curvature of their boundary surface.